FOMO. You heard of it?

As of recently, my cases of FOMO have skyrocketed. With me beginning to work every weekend, I need to learn to deal with this mental state rather than succumb to it. FOMO is such an interesting thing, Fear of Missing Out. I mean, who doesn’t have it. I actually would genuinely like to know if there is an answer to that. But as all of my friends, including both of my roommates, were in Athens I had to remain alone in my apartment with FOMO attacking my brain cells. However, everything must come to an end. I found myself thinking, ‘Just wait until Sunday, everyone will leave and they won’t be together anymore.’ I am sorry to wish away your fun, but you know, for my mental state, right? Anyway, back to this concept, I know what it is but why can’t we focus on just being with ourselves? In a world full of constant interaction, I wish I could have been sufficient by myself and enjoy the peacefulness of the oncoming Fall.  

I think a scary part of FOMO is being alone with your thoughts as you're just thinking of all of the laughs you're missing and memories you are not making. It is so hard to just be at peace with the cards you are dealt. It is even harder to be at ease with your thoughts alone. Everyone wants to be a part of everything, but that is simply impossible! You can’t be in two places at once. I want to learn to accept my life and accept that I can’t do everything that I want to, a lesson that has taken forever to learn. You can never do everything. Navigating life is about sacrifices and not getting everything you want. I want to transform fear of missing out to the satisfaction of staying in. Enjoy yourself, think about what you do have instead of what you don’t. Obviously this is easier said than done, and will definitely take practice but the first step to fixing something is realizing there is a problem. So, next time everyone goes out of town and I am at work, I need to think, I will be there next time! The grass is always greener.